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What's something Frank Otis Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
569
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALAMEDA UNIFIED·NCES 060177000054
Frank Otis Elementary
3010 Fillmore St., Alameda, CA 94501 · (510) 748-4013 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL569 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
127 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 147 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (147) is 52% larger than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
77.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.9pp since 2014
Math
73.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 47.2% | 30.7% | 10.9% | 11.2% |
| Math | 51.3% | 22.5% | 19.5% | 6.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.9% | 73.8% |
| 2023-24 | 73.7% | 78.5% |
| 2022-23 | 68.3% | 66.7% |
| 2021-22 | 68.5% | 64.3% |
| 2018-19 | 72.6% | 66.1% |
| 2017-18 | 65.2% | 66.4% |
| 2016-17 | 70.3% | 64.6% |
| 2015-16 | 73.0% | 68.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 69.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Frank Otis Elementary
Frank Otis Elementary's state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Otis Elementary this school | 569 | 22.3% | 76.0% |
| Sequoia Elementary Pleasant Hill | 594 | 22.7% | 69.2% |
| Natoma Station Elementary Folsom | 548 | 21.5% | 67.0% |
| Fairburn Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 466 | 24.7% | 77.7% |
| Buena Vista Elementary Walnut Creek | 495 | 18.2% | 72.0% |
| Edison Elementary Alameda | 474 | 21.9% | 74.9% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Frank Otis Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #389 of 5,151 | #33 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #461 of 5,172 ▼ 178 | #41 of 192 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #365 of 5,172 ▲ 163 | #26 of 192 ▲ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.4pp | #689 of 5,116 | #9 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 569 | #1,652 of 5,915 | #56 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #4,271 of 5,352 | #146 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.7% | #426 of 5,354 | #45 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.3% | #5,068 of 5,625 | #171 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #2,477 of 3,837 | #98 of 138 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
569
-41 (-7%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 23.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 569 | 23 | 24.7:1 | 22% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 524 | 21 | 24.9:1 | 24% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 22 | 24.6:1 | 22% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 610 | 26 | 23.5:1 | 15% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 644 | 26 | 24.8:1 | 17% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 593 | 23 | 25.8:1 | 17% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | N/A | N/A | 18% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 19 | 21.6:1 | 23% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 432 | 18 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frank Otis Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (644 to 569); teachers down 12% (26 to 23).
About Frank Otis Elementary
Frank Otis Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Alameda, California. The school counts 569 students across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Enrollment across the 15 schools in Alameda Unified totals 9,260 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Frank Otis Elementary is White (40%). Other groups include 23% Asian, 23% multiracial, and 13% Hispanic. The county population is about 30% White. By the diversity index, Frank Otis Elementary comes in at 72%.
At Frank Otis Elementary, 23 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 24.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Roughly 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 49% average among public schools in Alameda County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Frank Otis Elementary receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Frank Otis Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 76.0% is 9.5 points above the 66.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Within Alameda County, median household income is about $129,367, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Alameda County number 394 and enroll about 210,511.
The closest public school to Frank Otis Elementary is Lincoln Middle, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Frank Otis Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Frank Otis Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Frank Otis Elementary saw enrollment fall 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 23.5 to 24.7 over 4 years.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Frank Otis Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alameda Unified
- Alameda HighHigh · 1,868 students
- Encinal Junior/Senior HighHigh · 1,280 students
- Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 971 students
- Will C. Wood MiddleMiddle · 613 students
- Amelia Earhart ElementaryElementary · 573 students
- Bay FarmElementary · 531 students
Other schools in Alameda
- Alameda HighHigh · 1,868 students
- Encinal Junior/Senior HighHigh · 1,280 students
- Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 971 students
- The Academy of AlamedaElementary · 638 students
- Will C. Wood MiddleMiddle · 613 students
- Amelia Earhart ElementaryElementary · 573 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Middle0.4 mi · 971
- Amelia Earhart Elementary0.6 mi · 573
- Edison Elementary0.8 mi · 474
- Alameda High0.9 mi · 1,868
- Bay Farm1.0 mi · 531
- Love Elementary1.3 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Frank Otis ElementaryHow many students attend Frank Otis Elementary?
Frank Otis Elementary enrolls approximately 569 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Frank Otis Elementary serve?
Frank Otis Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Frank Otis Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Frank Otis Elementary is approximately 24.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Frank Otis Elementary?
At Frank Otis Elementary, the student body is approximately 40% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 23% Asian, 23% Two or more.
Who oversees Frank Otis Elementary?
Frank Otis Elementary is overseen by Alameda Unified in Alameda County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.